Great bustard  (Otis tarda)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (05/05/08) by Al Dawes, Project Officer, Great Bustard Group.
http://www.greatbustard.com

Glossary

  • Lek: system of mating in which males display collectively in an area known as a lek. Males compete for the best sites within the lek and females then choose whom to mate with on the basis of the display.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (November, 2004)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. BirdLife International (November, 2004)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2760&m=0
  3. CITES (November, 2004)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. CMS (November, 2004)
    http://www.cms.int/species/otis_tarda/meetings/GB_1/pdf/Inf_04_2_NationalReport_Albania.pdf
  5. Dawes, A. (2008) Pers. comm.
  6. BirdLife International. (2001) Threatened Birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book.BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
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